Sign of End Time?

The author of Revelation (The Apocalypse) felt that the four horsemen and the plagues were the precursors of the End Time. But he didn't know about the compromise that would be reached in the budget agreement! Surely, if he did, he would have announced that the world would be coming to an end when something so far-fetched happened.

PETE SINCLAIR

Mount Washington, Ky. 40047

Flexner professor

I greatly enjoyed the column written by my friend and former student Bob Heleringer about my retirement from U of L law school. But there is one error I would like to correct.

Bob identified me as the "current" Bernard Flexner Professor of Law. In fact, I relinquished that title about a year ago and was designated Flexner law professor emeritus by my faculty colleagues. My worthy successor is Grace Giesel, my longtime friend and colleague. She is the current Flexner professor.

Thank you for publishing this letter and setting the record straight.

DAVID J. LEIBSON

Louisville 40292

A double 'humbug'

I understand the recent C-J editorial to say that Congress is giving us a Christmas present by extending government out-of-control spending, allowing more outrageous spending and destruction of the health care system with Obamacare and this is supposed to make for a Merry Christmas. To that, I say, "Humbug!" What I understand was not said is that we are going to have to pay for our own present, with interest? To that, I say, "BAH, HUMBUG!"

MIKE KLEIER

Louisville 40245

Other parties

Does anyone who lives or operates a business east of 9th Street or south of Broadway ever throw a great party? If so, please notify the venerable Courier-Journal so their "Party Crashing" feature (Dec. 12) might more accurately reflect the face of our community. And they wonder why their circulation continues to decline!